Pail (Situla)
Influenced by Islamic craftsmen, Venetian glassblowers began making gilt and enameled vessels as early as the fifteenth century. The decorative scales on this situla resulted from a multi-step process, which entailed reheating the piece a second time after the vessel was blown. The crudely finished handle is most likely not original.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pail (Situla)
- Date: early 16th century
- Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano)
- Medium: Glass, enameled and gilt
- Dimensions: confirmed, glass bowl only: 3 13/16 × 8 × 8 in. (9.7 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
confirmed, as mounted, handle raised: 10 5/16 × 8 3/4 × 8 in. (26.2 × 22.2 × 20.3 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1433
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Italian, Venice, Murano
ca. 1475–1500 (modern foot)
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16th century
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16th century
Italian, Venice (Murano)
ca. 1530
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